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Google buys AI company Deepmind in ongoing Internet of Things landgrab

Still think Google’s all about search? Think again. The Palo Alto-based tech giant is making an increasing number of forays into the Internet of…

2014 in digital: how close are we to the sci-fi future we were promised?

Ever since I was a kid — growing up in the 80’s — I have been bombarded with images of the future. The typical…

Cultish isolation: the most harmful side-effect of all those Silicon Valley office perks?

San Francisco is rapidly polarizing against its tech workers as protests mount about shuttle bus use, and a huge rise in rents and evictions….

Google, Nest and the Internet of Things: welcome to your future

Who does not know Google? It’s a brand that is etched into the consciousness of almost everybody who has touched a computer, smartphone, or…

Google pulls two Chrome extensions after they ply users with sneaky ads

Yep, Google’s web store is now stocked with fewer Chrome extensions than before — but for good reason. The tech giant pulled two extensions…

Google doles out $3.2bn for smart thermostat maker Nest Labs

Boom… 2014 just got its first really big acquisition. Google has just announced that it has struck a deal to buy Nest Labs, best…

Gmail now lets you email people on Google+

Many of us who network via the web find one another and communicate on a forum or social media platform and create connections but…

Amazon bigwigs to jet into Cape Town for ‘Grand Opening’

The world’s most famous online retailer, Amazon.com, is gearing up for a big launch in Cape Town, with bigwigs flying into the country from…

Google brings the British Library to the world

The British Library, in partnership with Google, is set to digitise more than 40-million pages of books from its vast collection. The pages, which…

Google ranks best in industry salaries — They’re also hiring

In the digital revolution, few companies carry as much clout as Google. Although its physical headquarters can be found in Mountain View, California, the…

Klout gives users more punch with +K

While algorithms have served us well in terms of how computers measure our behaviours, companies are beginning to realise the importance of human opinion….

4 very different mobile payment services

Mobile payments may be the next big tech gold rush, depending on who you listen to. For something getting so much hype, and with…

Google and the Chinese Phisherman

It’s like something out of a spy movie: On the 1st of June, Google announced that it had uncovered a “campaign to collect user…

There’s a little bit of Google in most of us

Google has been all over the news since Larry Page took over as CEO, I realised that there is a little bit of Google…

Confidence in Nokia rattled, but CEO bullish on Windows Phone 7

It’s not getting any better for Nokia. The Finnish handset giant saw its share price continue to plummet after the company’s announcement that its…

App options outside the mainstream

With Nokia announcing the death of its unique Ovi services recently, the smartphone app world seems to be getting a little smaller. The Finnish…

Nicholas Carr on how the internet is damaging our brains

US technology writer Nicholas Carr is worried about what the internet is doing to our brains. “The seductions of technology are hard to resist,”…

Twitter’s chief appointed to Obama’s telecommunication security advisory

Twitter’s role and power in the world seems to be growing. In a move that sees the microblogging platform gain even more prestige, US…

Is your SEO company ethically sound or one big, fat conflict of interest?

SEO companies and Conflicts of Interest are too often a carefully guarded secret from clients. Are they illogical, irrational, or just plain unethical? In…

Google Wallet launched, already running into major issues

In a much-anticipated move, Google on Thursday finally unveiled its free mobile application that seeks to turn smartphones into a replacement for credit cards….

SA mobile ad revenue to reach a billion rands by 2012

Predictions from upcoming Mobile Mindblast conference suggest that mobile ad revenues in South Africa totalled approximately R500-million in the last year. Year-on-year growth trends…

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